Jeff Van Drew

Jeff Van Drew (23 February 1953-) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly (D-1) from 8 January 2002 to 8 January 2008 (succeeding John C. Gibson and preceding Matthew W. Milam) and of the State Senate (D-1) from 8 January 2008 (succeeding Nicholas Asselta).

Biography
Jeff Van Drew was born in New York City, New York in 1953, and he later moved to Dennis Township, New Jersey after attending Rutgers University. He worked as a dentist before serving as Mayor of Dennis from 1994 to 1995 and from 1997 to 2003, and he then served in the General Assembly from 2002 to 2008 and in the State Senate from 2008. In 2018, he won the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, running against Republican challenger Seth Grossman.